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Boxelder bug

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q4951659
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Boxelder bug

Summary

Boxelder bug is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,312 views/month, #1,097 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boxelder bug's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Boxelder bug is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Boxelder bug is classified within Boisea[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Boxelder bug is Boisea trivittata[6].
  • Boxelder bug's Commons category is recorded as Boisea trivittata[7].
  • Boxelder bug's original combination is recorded as Lygaeus trivittatus[8].
  • Boxelder bug is commonly known as Eastern Boxelder Bug[9].
  • Boxelder bug's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Boxelder bug is Boisea trivittata[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Boisea[5]. It is commonly known as Eastern Boxelder Bug[9].

Identifiers

Boxelder bug's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53227[11]. Boxelder bug's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1255142[12]. Boxelder bug's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 609998[13]. Boxelder bug's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2050244[14]. Boxelder bug's ITIS TSN is recorded as 108529[15].

Why It Matters

Boxelder bug ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,312 views/month, #1,097 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Original combination → Lygaeus trivittatus
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Boisea
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